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Event Summary/MaterialsTitle: TNE and Learning Network Strand at AACTE 2009 Annual Meeting & ExhibitsDates: 02/06/2009 - 02/09/2009 Location: All AACTE 2009 Annual Meeting & Exhibits sessions will take place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601. Call 888-591-1234 for reservations. Sponsor: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Using Observation Protocols to Assess Candidates and Teachers
Date: February 7, 2009
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago (Room: Columbus KL)
Session Description: What is the evidence that teaching performance, identified through observation, is linked empirically with pupil learning? When researchers incorporate observations of teaching into their studies, what strategies should be used to ensure the quality of the analysis, the validity of the observation report, and the value of the measuring instrument? Representatives from Teachers for a New Era (TNE) and Learning Network institutions will explore methods of candidate and teacher observation as a strategy to inform teaching and practice. This panel will also discuss the challenges and strategies associated with developing and using observational methods.
Panelists:
Nancy Jelen, Alverno College
Jon Snyder, Bank Street College of Education
Julie Gainsburg, California State University, Northridge
Eleni Katsarou, University of Illinois at Chicago
Pam Carter, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Moderator: Vernay Mitchell-McKnight, Academy for Educational Development
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Building the Clinical Practice Continuum
Date: February 7, 2009
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago (Room: Columbus KL)
Session Description: Although clinical experiences are typically viewed as central features of teacher education programs, research on the quality and effects of these experiences remains limited. How can institutions develop a continuum of clinical experiences that begins with—or even precedes—entry into a teacher education program and extends through induction and professional development? In this session, representatives from Teachers for a New Era (TNE) and Learning Network institutions will explore a number of critical issues, including the roles of clinical faculty, assessment of candidates and novice teachers, recruitment, selection, and orientation of cooperating teachers, and the impact of school and district policies.
Panelists:
Genniver Bell, Florida A&M University
Ada Beth Cutler, Montclair State University
Laurie Stapleton, Stanford University
Betty Epanchin, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Linda Post, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Moderator: Ivan Charner, Academy for Educational Development
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The Impact of Induction on Teacher Education
Date: February 7, 2009
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago (Room: Columbus KL)
Session Description: Exemplary teacher education programs across the country are now introducing new approaches to formally structured induction. One of the Teachers for a New Era (TNE) design principles calls for a two-year residency, during which both education and arts and sciences faculty provide guidance, mentoring, and supervision to novice teachers. This session will explore different induction strategies, including district-based, university-based, and electronic approaches.
Panelists:
Amy Ryan, Boston College
Randi Stanulis, Michigan State University
Diane Allen, Southeastern Louisiana University
Dean Robson & Edward Sosu, University of Aberdeen
Roger Pankratz, Western Kentucky University
Moderator: Ivan Charner, Academy for Educational Development
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Using Evidence for Program Improvement
Date: February 8, 2009
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago (Room: Columbus KL)
Session Description: Teachers for a New Era (TNE) emphasizes reliance upon empirical evidence as the only sound basis for radical transformation of university-based teacher education. When a culture of evidence takes hold, how are teacher education programs and their faculty changed? What new assumptions and practices guide their work? This session will describe how TNE and Learning Network institutions are using evidence for changes in programs, courses, clinical experiences, and assessment strategies.
Panelists:
Mari Koerner, Arizona State University
Robert Tobias, New York University
Marijke Kehrhahn, University of Connecticut
Joanne Bogart, University of Texas at El Paso
Hilda Rosselli, Western Oregon University
Moderator: Edward Crowe, Principal Investigator, Teachers for a New Era
For more information, contact: Laura Brooks, (202) 884-8184 or lbrooks@aed.org |  |
